Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-05
AERIAL NAyIGTION.

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,n,nia and its object is to starhe the
sig the dreams of the projectors are
- he realized. II is no lessthan the
.ct;on and operation of an airship'
80 for trial is said to be near at
lOr ma great ''vessel OF the air" Is
o,o,ng completion, and trial trip
be made in few months Inc ever
:. fortune of the company will utter
4 alapse. A. ,.nr,se -
~ william Patterson who Is net
-, 10 fame on the cost. The com
bsd its inception IN July of last
Mr., Patterson being sponsor. de
q modest. and fixed the capital stock
-Ir 800. 600, or fifty thousand shares
zach. Upon these articles OF lncor-
ron the following officers we're
President, j. G. Severance; sec
Charles Z. Travers; treasurer, Ho-
livingston; manager, William Pat
engineer, j. A. Haste; directors,
severance. S. S. Tilton, Howard
,gston. c. NJ. Seeley, Nj. D., and VII
a Patterson.
PRACTICAL aeronaut of the concern
IA. patterson. The airshipin course of
t,uction is designed by him and ap-
fod nv the engineer, in the latter case
!, gard being had to the old salng, the
a b,ste the less speed" Mr.. Patter-
IN exceedingly enthusiastic and CON
He has the theory of aerial nav
lon down pat, and is confident that
"A nl solve the interesting problem.
rave obstacles that others have en-
"a tered count not with him. He has
Ssnnarently abiding faith in its ulti-
"A success. The faith of Darins Green
n Aying machine was not greater.
In conversation with a Chronicle re-
aer Yesterday he said.
Nj yes there have been obstacles to
scome. Capitalists have been slow to
~ hold but, mark my words"-point-
IA his index finger straight at the
bss south eye and raising his voice
" concert pitch-"mark my words! well
"a here Just the same"
living forever settled that particular
the professor took drawing of
proposed air-ship from his inner coat
ct and proceeded with minute de-
k ton of the spme.
III G drawing shows the vessel to be
n shaped, the upper portion being
"A balloon paper, the lower half the
y upon which the freight and passen-
- are to be carried.
"a GU will OBSERVE continued the aerial
Ggator, that the deck of the vessel Is
II connected with the balloon itself
Awo forming one cylindrical whole
8his my ship differs from any which
yer been constructed. The propul-
n force, being pla Jed at the point
H. the balloon and car are Joined,
"a bic to obtain a much better control
HIN vessel than other aeronaut have
have had the propulsiys force placed
car suspended at distance below
Balloon. In such cases a head wind
y not be prevented from driving the
bon backward while aeronaut endeay-
to propel it ahead"
"a here are other essential differences
cen my ship and all Others" said he
konist. For example, | do not pro
1oss to be incumbered with sand
OF any other kind of ballast. In
thereof | intend carrying machinery
b will eAable me to create the force
ssary both to propel and to raise and
Hr the ship"
R hat machinery will you carry?'
A bree twelye-horse engines, one set &c
Nate the two auxiliary propellors, To-
M at equal distances from each other
D. bottom of the car, and one eper
hg the driving propeller at the stern
y latter also acts as the rudder.
@ be sole Office of the propellors first
y toned is to aid in raising and lower
g,he ship without the loss of gas"
In hat sort Of fuel will you use.'
coaloil and steam spray, fed - the
faces by an injector. The boiler
h has already been negotiated for
be a forty-horse power Herschoff
will be furnished by Cole Brothers
Lockport, N. Y. Pure hydrogen gas
be used, and will be generated in The
way by iron turnings and steam
mere is the work being prosecuted: ?
Homa parts right here in San Francis
fhere the vessel will be launched"
When will it be launched?"
ELL not later than the LIST of the
Dg August. The balloon part of th'
vi be built in Philadelphia, 81
are il San Francisco no faculties
T manufacture, The material is tC
ht OF an external and internal layel
pne kind of tough silk, internal with
10 sheet rubber, the whole covereL by
netting, which being free from
Will give the very smallest amoun'
lc'lon possible
Day rate of speed will you be stle tC
ID 90 you imsgine"
laer ordinary circum stances, mil,
mute With everything favorable, {
greater speed"
Nv VIII you avoid head winds and ad
clrrentss"
Apiy by rising above or descend
level below them. This will bt
zone by operating the auxiliary
7"eT' IN opposite directions. These
-u'i understand are similar in shape
'1'F screw, one motion causing the
TO Else and the opposite motor
ing her down"
oppose the balloon should breal
81 high alutude?"
l,' VIII be absolutely in possible, al
oy provided with safety valves
"" not allow of pressure above a
-ss'te' Aside from this precau
'sH' IN any part of the balloon
~, result disastrously, as by meani
1'aohlie formed by the oyerhaug
I'VE, Of the decks it will be AZ
. -h.'sf to lower the ship to the eartf
as mother would lay down hei